diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-cache.yml
similarity index 98%
rename from .github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
rename to .github/workflows/build-and-cache.yml
index 6ae6746..9e75256 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-cache.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-name: build and cache machines and homes
+name: build and cache random stuff
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
-  pull_request:
 jobs:
   build-machines:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7531f6e..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-name: build and cache packages
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-jobs:
-  build-packages:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        package:
-          - github:cything/nixpkgs/928e0c6874ab3e759305e93f806a4cf559645677#alvr
-        os:
-          - ubuntu-latest
-          - macos-latest
-          - ubuntu-24.04-arm
- 
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    continue-on-error: true
-    steps:
-      - name: Install Nix
-        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v30
-
-      - name: Sync repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-
-      - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v14
-        with:
-          name: cything
-          authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
-          useDaemon: false
-          installCommand: nix profile install nixpkgs#cachix
-
-      - name: Setup Attic cache
-        uses: ryanccn/attic-action@v0
-        with:
-          endpoint: ${{ vars.ATTIC_ENDPOINT }}
-          cache: ${{ vars.ATTIC_CACHE }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.ATTIC_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Restore and cache Nix store
-        uses: nix-community/cache-nix-action@v5.1.0
-        with:
-          # restore and save a cache using this key
-          primary-key: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.package }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.nix', 'flake.lock') }}
-          # if there's no cache hit, restore a cache by this prefix
-          restore-prefixes-first-match: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.package }}-
-          # do purge caches
-          purge: true
-          # purge all versions of the cache
-          purge-prefixes: nix-${{ runner.os }}-
-          # created more than this number of seconds ago relative to the start of the `Post Restore` phase
-          purge-last-accessed: 86400
-          # except the version with the `primary-key`, if it exists
-          purge-primary-key: never
-          # always save the cache
-          save-always: true
-
-      - run: nix build -L ${{ matrix.package }}